The
prolific pollster George Barna just released another startling survey:
among America's professing "born-again" Christians, only 19%
possess a Biblical worldview. That's right. Some 80% of professing Christians
do not possess a Biblical worldview.

And
it's not as if Barna's survey questions were all that difficult. Barna's
criteria for determining a person's Biblical worldview were the following:

*
Believing that absolute moral truth exists;* Believing that the Bible is totally accurate in all
of the principles it teaches;* Believing that Satan is considered to be a real being
or force, not merely symbolic;* Believing that a person cannot earn their way into
Heaven by trying to be good or do good works;* Believing that God is the all-knowing, all-powerful
creator of the world who still rules the universe today.

In
the research, anyone who held all of those beliefs was said to have
a Biblical worldview. And again, even among professing "born-again"
Christians, only 19% were shown to have a Biblical worldview.

How
in the name of common sense can Christians expect to be the "salt"
and "light" to a lost and dying world when the vast majority
of believers do not even possess a basic Biblical foundation?

Of
course, many mainline Protestant denominations lost their allegiance
to Biblical truth decades ago. And now it seems that a majority of evangelical
churches are consumed with the politically correct doctrines of Prosperity
Theology and Entertainment Evangelism. Old-fashioned Bible Christianity
has been replaced with avant-garde movements such as the Emerging Church,
Purpose Driven Church, Seeker-Sensitive Church, User-Friendly Church,
Meta-Church, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.

The
result of this departure from Biblical Christianity is that some 80%
of professing Christians today do not hold a Biblical worldview and
are, therefore, impotent at being the "salt" and "light"
that our Lord requires.

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Let's
face it: without a Biblical worldview, these modern "born-again"
evangelicals are walking around with pagan, Christless worldviews. Instead
of the Bible, socialist talking heads, globalist media moguls, hedonistic
entertainers, political hacks, and humanistic academicians are the ones
to most influence their opinions, philosophies, and mindsets.

And
just whose fault is it that our churches have become so riddled with
infidelity and apostasy? The preachers, obviously.

Instead
of standing up on their own hind legs and proclaiming, "Thus saith
the Lord," without fear or favor, they are falling all over themselves
trying to emulate Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, and Bill Hybels. Instead
of preaching with the fear of God in their hearts, they preach with
the fear of the I.R.S. and the G.O.P. in their hearts. Or, worse than
that, they "tiptoe through the tulips" for fear of their own
church members.

I
will say it one more time, if America's preachers would stand up in
their pulpits every Sunday and not be afraid to preach the truth (and
courageously relate it to America's everyday problems and challenges
including our political problems and challenges), the ship of state
could be turned around overnight! As the pulpits go, so goes the nation.
And right now, the pulpits of America are leading our country over the
cliff!

It
is for this very reason that, a few years ago, I began a nationwide
campaign to discover the modern "Black Regiment" pastors and
churches in America. As a result of this effort, we have already identified
scores of pastors and churches across America that have gladly chosen
to identify themselves as being part of America's "Black Regiment."

If
you find a Black Regiment pastor in your area, by all means, join with
and support both him and his congregation. How can pastors be expected
to courageously proclaim the truth unless people who appreciate the
truth support them with both their attendance and offerings?

It
is also for this reason that I am now live-streaming my Sunday morning
messages on the Internet. We now have hundreds of thirsty souls watching
us every Sunday morning. For the most part, these are people who have
tried desperately to find courageous, independent-minded patriot-pastors
in their communities, but have failed to do so. Our live-streamed broadcast
gives them an online home where truth is preached. If you want to join
them, use
this url on Sunday at approximately 10:30 a.m. (Central Daylight
Time):

George
Barna's research is tremendously revealing--and disconcerting. It is
a sad day when many unbelievers seem to have more character and conviction
about the foundational principles of constitutional government, liberty,
and independence than do professing Christians. But then again, if Christians
cannot be trusted to understand and revere the Sacred Text, how can
they understand and revere the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution,
and Bill of Rights?

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in Pensacola, Florida. In 1985 the church was recognized by President
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The result of this
departure from Biblical Christianity is that some 80% of professing Christians
today do not hold a Biblical worldview and are, therefore, impotent at
being the "salt" and "light" that our Lord requires.